The Computer Professional Overtime Exemption
Over the past few decades, the American workforce has drastically changed, undergoing a revolution in technology and employee expectations. Original white collar exemption categories consisted of administrators, executives, and what were known as learned professionals. Between these major categories, the essential positions of a business could be described and appropriately brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act as exemption categories. However, a new subcategory has been added in relatively recent modifications to the law, creating specific standards for overtime exemptions for computer professionals.
Unlike the learned professional category, exemptions given to computer professionals are more strictly tied to these individuals’ …